rob103:
Hi folks! I skould be receiving a 26 foot delta by Greens Kites today and need a line weight recommendation.thanksBill

thief:
1200-1500#hope you are not planning on flying it too high!

rob103:
Ouch! And here I was thinking my 300# dacron would do

thief:
yeah....a flyer in Newport used to fly his sun oak dcs with lots of line laundry on 500# and those are only 14'....Plus you want to have some thickness to that line so that you can handle it well (albeit by hand or by mechanical bits).....

Wayner:
Quote from: rob103 on September 20, 2013, 07:32 AM

Ouch! And here I was thinking my 300# dacron would do

Not even close. ::) I fly my 19ft delta on 500lb line in lighter to med winds.

Good new is you can and SHOULD use shorter line length. 200 - 300 feet. - Allows you to get the kite down quickly. Problems can happen QUICK with large kites. - Your big kite looks small when you put it up high on longer lines. :-[